Bloomberg donating $20 million to help turn the Senate blue

By Chris Eger

Bloomberg announced this week he is writing more checks in the hope of turning Congress blue in November. (Photo: Mike Bloomberg.com)
Billionaire philanthropist and gun control advocate Michael Bloomberg announced this week he is funding a move to switch the polarity of the U.S. Senate from Republican to Democrat.
Bloomberg, who founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns in 2006 before it morphed into Everytown in 2014, told the Washington Post he is chipping in some $20 million to the Senate Majority PAC with the hope that Dems could flip the chamber. “Congress has failed us on issue after issue. It’s time for new leadership,” he said.
The Senate Majority PAC, whose action statement said they are “Solely dedicated to building a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate,” is funded largely through donations from the likes of hedge fund manager Donald Sussman, the Soros family, Newsweb Corp President Fred Eychaner and filmmaker Seth MacFarlane. The group has been heavily involved in digital advertising campaigns against GOP Senate candidates across Florida, Arizona, Missouri, Indiana and North Dakota focused on “motivating and mobilizing African-American, Latinx and younger voters to show up at the polls this fall.”
The $20 million from Bloomberg comes in addition to $80 million he

Source: Guns.com